Dash was literally broken. It was all so hard to take, to understand. She had wrapped herself in her blanket, trying to order her thoughts.

A knock on her door brought her back to reality.

"Yeah?" She called, the door then opening a little bit.

Spike peeked his head in.

"Dinner is ready."

Dash just nodded and he left her alone again. Time must have flown by faster than her. She frowned.

How am I supposed to get better if I don't even feel hungry?

She sighed and freed herself from the blanket. Only to realize how cold it was.
She dove back under them and left her room with it over her back.

She made her way to the dining room where Twilight and Spike were waiting for her.
Spike gave Twilight a questioning look.

"Blanket?" He whispered to her.

"She must've been cold", Twilight whispered back.

"Twilight. It's the middle of summer."

"Must be her.. fever." Twilight lied.

Dash sat down at the table, already feeling uneasy at being watched. Spike had made her some soup. She figured that either Twilight knew that liquids were easier to get down, or it must have had something to do with the 'fever' that Twilight was whispering about.
Dash didn't want to eavesdrop but Pegasi had a sharp hearing.

Either way, she had to get this down.

Let the battle begin.

It was already hard to bring her hoof up to touch the spoon. She could feel their eyes burning into her. Waiting. Expecting.

The pressure kept on building, anxiety rose inside her.

"What's the matter? You guys always love it when I cook you something!"

Spike almost gave her a heart attack. She tried to stay calm.
Or rather, calm down. Twilight was desperately trying to think of something to make him stop without telling him what was really going on.

"If you keep this up, it's just gonna get cold. Come on, just eat a bit."

Those last words did it. What was left of her already broken soul had shattered into dust.

She leaped up from her chair, her wings flared in full rage.

"DON'T YOU THINK THAT I WOULD 'JUST EAT' IF I COULD?!"

She wanted to see his face when she noticed something.
She had stood up fast. Way too fast.
Her vision grew black and she had to press a hoof against her face to ease the stinging beneath her eyes.

"Rainbow, are you alright?!" Twilight called and rushed over to her. Spike was still taken aback and watched in shock as Dash visibly slipped from consciousness.

Twilight came just in time to catch the fainted Pegasus in her hooves.

Author's Notes:

If you ask me, it's the most upsetting thing to tell someone with an eating disorder to 'just eat'. I mean seriously? Why not tell a cancer patient to 'just be cured'?